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Recipes
Here are some recipes we use in our catering business
that we are happy to share with you!
Fresh Fruit Tray with Dip
1 honeydew melon, peeled and cut into chunks
1 cantaloupe, peeled and cut into chunks
1 golden pineapple, cored and peeled and cut into chunks
1 pint fresh strawberries, washed
1 pound fresh seedless grapes, washed
1 8-oz jar Nicely Gardens Seedless Blackberry Jalapeno Jelly
2 cups sour cream
Green leaf lettuc for garnish
Combine the jelly with the sour cream. Blend well and chill. Line a platter with the green leaf lettuce. Arrange fruit on top of lettuce. Serve with fruit dip.
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Baked Brie with Raspberry Jalapeno Sauce
An elegant appetizer that is easy to prepare and tastes wonderful!
1 15-oz wheel of Brie cheese
1 8-oz jar Nicely Gardens Seedless Raspberry Jalapeno Jelly
Assorted flatbreads
Preheat overn to 350 degree F. Slice off the top of brie wheel rind and discard (keep the side walls of rind intact). Place brie on an oven-proof serving platter. Pour the jelly over the brie. Place in oven. Bake 10-15 minutes until cheese is warm and melty and sauce is bubbly. Take care not to burn sauce. Remove brie from oven. Serve with spreaders or little knives and assorted flatbreads
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Crepes Fitzgerald with a Twist
A scrumptious recipe for dessert, breakfast, or brunch.
1 3-oz package of cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup sour cream
Fresh grated zest from 1 orange
8 6-inch crepes
2 8-oz jars Nicely Gardens Peach Rum Sauce
or
2 8-oz jars Nicely Gardens Seedless Strawberry Jalapeno Jelly
Cream together the cheese and sour cream. Blend in the orange zest and mix thoroughly. Using a pastry bag (or spoon) pipe (or dab) cheese mixture onto crepes in one 1/2-inch wide line from the top of each crepe to the bottom. Roll up each crepe and place two onto each of four plates. Keep plates chilled. Spoon on your choice of sauce.
Peach Rum Sauce: Empty 2 8-oz jars of Nicely Gardens Peach Rum Sauce into a saucepan and heat through over medium heat. Pour sauce over crepes. Serve immediately.
Fitzgerald Sauce with a Twist: Heat the contents of 2 8-oz jars Nicely Gardens Seedless Strawberry Jalapeno Jelly in a double boiler saucepan over hot water. Stir to heat through. Spoon over crepes on chilled plates. Serve immediately.
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